Yeah, So That Happened

In Which Your Friendly Correspondent Had An Awkward Moment

This is the actress Lily Santiago. Why is her photo at the top of this post? It will make more sense later. Trust me.

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So I was in a theater lobby last night, waiting quietly in a corner to talk to some folks I knew. I moved corners every few minutes, so as not to look like the enormous introvert-slash-wallflower that I am.

And yet I kept finding myself near a tallish, handsome, impeccably dressed fellow I was absolutely sure I knew.

“D.C.-based actor I haven’t seen in a while,” I wondered?

“Major donor I’ve flirted with at some gala or another?”

“Scruff-y handsome gentleman I’ve faved and chatted with, but haven’t met in person?”

These are the things that run through one’s mind.

If one is a 55-year-old semiretired theater critic. And congenitally bent.

Obviously, I kept glancing at him.